I was downstairs doing who-knows-what… I think I was folding laundry on the sofa.
BOOM
“HONEY! HONEY! HO. NEY!”
I think I took the stairs 6 at-a-time I flew up there so fast. My heart was racing faster than Ricky Bobby was running when he thought he was on fire.
I don’t even know if my brain could fully comprehend what was happening, but I was bracing myself for the worst.
There she was. With our alder-colored, vertical, 6-drawer dresser lying on top of her.
Most. Horrifying. Moment. Of my life.
Chris had two drawers off of her and had her free before I could blink my eyes.
And this whole thing started just that quickly. She was opening and closing drawers- per usual.
Daddy was asking her NOT to- per usual.
He turned around for five seconds, she must have pulled out one too many drawers and the dresser had too much weight out front and it fell on her.
The scream that she let out was horrifying, but the scream that her dad let out was one of great desperation and fear and… only one a daddy can let out. “Let’s go. We gotta go to the hospital!” were the first words out of his mouth.
I knew from prior experience (when she hit her head before and I took her to the doctor who told me that kids are more resilient than we parents think) that I needed to step back, check her out and see how she was doing…
She? Popped up like nothing ever happened:
“I doh a owee Mommee. (I got an owie Mommy)
Owee oh ma head Mommee. (Owie on my head Mommy)
Kiss it peese. (I kiss it)
Oo Bedder (All better)
Kank You Mommee”
and off she ran to go play with her toys.
Like it never happened.
I felt her whole body limb-by-limb. I checked for bruises, cuts and bleeding- nothing.
Thank God.
I totally feel like this could’ve been in that Parents Magazine “It happened to me” section.
I now refer to that day as “the day my husband saved our daughter’s life” because he moved faster than the wind to get that dresser off of her so it wasn’t on her that long.
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Well, first of all Happy Easter to you and tyour family. If I could count the amount of times you kids had my heart in my mouth, there would be no more numbers left. You did the right thing, which was check for bruises, and cuts. Also another thing is to check for purple marks, which might indicate bleeding inside.
Oh no!!! I would have freaked out and I’m a pediatric trauma nurse!!! It’s funny how I can handle things when it’s someone else’s kid but when it’s mine? Forget it. I’m so glad that she’s ok!!
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Thanks girl! Thanks for coming by!
Hopefully I don’t bore you to death…
Oh, thank goodness she is strong like mama! xxxooo
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It’s amazing what they can bounce back from. I don’t tend to panic unless I see blood or a bone sticking out where it shouldn’t. That whole saying about God looking out for small children and drunks is so true. That being said, I’m glad that she’s okay
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LOL Thanks girl. God looks out for drunks?! I’ve never heard that, but it makes perfect sense.
WOW! Thank God she’s ok. My heart was racing, reading this. I had to skim to the end to make sure she was ok…now I can go re-read and get the details.
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That sounds like something I would do. Skip down to see what happened, then go back.
She’s perfectly fine and no longer allowed anywhere near the dresser!
holy shit! I would have had to sit in a corner and cry for awhile after all that.
in fact…I think I might.
That gave me too much of a rush.
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You know, my heart pumps when I re-read it. It was uber scary, for us anyway. She was so unphased by the whole situation…